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CHAITANYA AND SURF

Nandalal Bose

CHAITANYA AND SURF 5150 Nandalal Bose Watercolour on Sumi paper 44 x 30.7 cm

"""""""This painting belongs to a series of monochromatic ink and watercolour paintings inspired by the Sumi-e Japanese technique the artist employed in the last phase of his life. These compositions were stripped to the bare minimum where only a few strokes of ink were employed to create natural forms in an effortless approach. The above painting belongs to the 'Chaitanya and Surf' series. The artist has executed Chaitanya moving in the same rhythm as the waves of the sea creating a harmony with the surf, with a range of strokes in tonal variations capturing the rhythm and pattern of the image. This painting was purchased from the collection of Shri Biswaroop Bose and Smt. Nivedita Bose, children of Nandalal Bose."""""""